[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28209: Links inside help tabs (help-tab-content) are not keyboard accessible

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#28209: Links inside help tabs (help-tab-content) are not keyboard accessible
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 Reporter:  rianrietveld    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:  accessibility
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Comment (by neil_pie):

 I absolutely agree that the tab order is jarring. One would expect to tab
 from left to right through the tab-list, then the tab-panel, then the
 sidebar. As Joe states, this is a separate issue.

 I personally disagree that activating tab-panels on keyboard focus is
 correct/desired behaviour. I'm basing this on the WAI-ARIA best practices
 at http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-wai-aria-practices-20090224/#tabpanel
     '''tab:''' the label/title area of the tab panel. This is where you
 click to activate a tab panel
     When the user activates a tab, the contents of that tab is made
 visible ... The active tab is placed into the tab order.
 The key word to me there is 'click'. Am I misinterpreting this or should
 it not be applied in this case?

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